OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Toxin Reviews is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Appraisal of heavy metal toxicity in surface water with human health risk by a novel approach: a study on an urban river in vicinity to industrial areas of Bangladesh	74
Heavy metal contamination in water of Indus River and its tributaries, Northern Pakistan: evaluation for potential risk and source apportionment	53
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) formation, occurrence and potential health concerns: recent developments	45
One-step ZnCl₂/FeCl₃ composites preparation of magnetic activated carbon for effective adsorption of rhodamine B dye	30
Assessment of trace element toxicity in surface water of a fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a novel approach for ecological and health risk evaluation	30
Efficient removal of norfloxacin by MOF@GO composite: isothermal, kinetic, statistical, and mechanistic study	29
An overview on cyanobacterial blooms and toxins production: their occurrence and influencing factors	28
A comprehensive assessment of heavy metal contamination in road dusts along a hectic national highway of Bangladesh: spatial distribution, sources of contamination, ecological and human health risks	26
Modeling of mass transfer in vacuum membrane distillation process for radioactive wastewater treatment using artificial neural networks	25
Air pollution and human health risks: mechanisms and clinical manifestations of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases	23
Aflatoxin M₁ in milk and dairy products: global occurrence and potential decontamination strategies	23
Pollution assessment and estimation of the percentages of toxic elements to be removed to make polluted drinking water safe: a case from Nigeria	22
Synthesis and characterization of water stable polymeric metallo organic composite (PMOC) for the removal of arsenic and lead from brackish water	22
Contamination of toxic metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rooftop vegetables and human health risks in Bangladesh	20
Degradation mechanism of Direct Red 23 dye by advanced oxidation processes: a comparative study	19
Toxic effects and molecular mechanism of doxorubicin on different organs – an update	18
Distribution, contamination, toxicity, and potential risk assessment of toxic metals in media from Arufu Pb–Zn–F mining area, northeast Nigeria	18
Trace elements concentration in soil and plant within the vicinity of abandoned tanning sites in Bangladesh: an integrated chemometric approach for health risk assessment	17
High surface area microporous activated carbon from Pisum sativum peels for hexavalent chromium removal from aquatic environment	17
Feasible and eco-friendly removal of hexavalent chromium toxicant from aqueous solutions using chemically modified sugarcane bagasse cellulose	17
Spatial distribution, multivariate statistical analysis, and health risk assessment of some parameters controlling drinking water quality at selected primary schools located in the southwestern coasta	17
Thiamethoxam at sublethal concentrations induces histopathological, serum biochemical alterations and DNA damage in fish (Labeo rohita)	17
GO@Fe₃O₄@ZnO@CS nanocomposite as a novel adsorbent for removal of doxorubicin hydrochloride from aqueous solutions	16
Potential toxic elements in sediment and fishes of an important fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a preliminary study for ecological and health risks assessment	16
The prevalence of ochratoxin A in dried grapes and grape-derived products: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16

Volatile toxin ofLimonia acidissima(L.) produced larvicidal, developmental, repellent, and adulticidal toxicity effects onAedes aegypti(L.)	16
Isotopic and chemical facies for assessing the shallow water table aquifer quality in Goly Region, White Nile State, Sudan: focusing on nitrate source apportionment and human health risk	16
Evaluation of detoxified cottonseed protein isolate for application as food supplement	15
Preventive effect of Euphorbia royleana Boiss on diabetes induced by streptozotocin via modulating oxidative stress and deoxyribonucleic acid damage	14
Azadirachtin-based biopesticide affects the respiration and digestion inAnticarsia gemmataliscaterpillars	13
Lycopene mitigates arsenic-induced nephrotoxicity with activation of the Nrf2 pathway in mice	13
Pollution characteristics and noncarcinogenic risk assessment of fungal bioaerosol in different processing units of waste paper and cardboard recycling factory	12
Larval and gut enzyme toxicity of n-hexane extract Epaltes pygmaea DC. against the arthropod vectors and its non-toxicity against aquatic predator	12
Copper oxide nanoparticles for the removal of divalent nickel ions from aqueous solution	12
Application of HMTL and novel IWQI models in rural groundwater quality assessment: a case study in Nigeria	11
Geochemical speciation and bioaccumulation of trace elements in different tissues of pumpkin in the abandoned soils: Health hazard perspective in a developing country	11
Fungal and mycotoxin occurrence, affecting factors, and prevention in herbal medicines: a review	10
Neutralization of Bitis arietans venom-induced pathophysiological disorder, biological activities and genetic alterations by Moringa oleifera leaves	10
Green and eco-friendly adsorption of dyes with organoclay: isothermal, kinetic and thermodynamic studies	10
Contamination and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in water and sediment from hubs of fish resource river in a developing country	10
Optimum isotherm by linear and nonlinear regression methods for lead (II) ions adsorption from aqueous solutions using synthesized coconut shell–activated carbon (SCSAC)	10
Global impact of trace non-essential heavy metal contaminants in industrial cannabis bioeconomy	9
Geochemical assessment of groundwater contaminants and associated health risks in the Shivalik region of Punjab, India	9
Non-thermal techniques: a new approach to removing pesticide residues from fresh products and water	9
Toxicity of titanium nano-oxide nanoparticles (TiO₂) on the pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas: immunity and antioxidant defence	9
Multi-parametric groundwater quality and human health risk assessment vis-à-vis hydrogeochemical process in an Agri-intensive region of Indus basin, Punjab, India	9
Lemongrass essential oil and its components cause effects on survival, locomotion, ingestion, and histological changes of the midgut in Anticarsia gemmatalis caterpillars	9
Distribution, source identification and potential ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Mongla port area, Bangladesh	9
Atrazine neural and reproductive toxicity	9
Biosensors for the detection of mycotoxins	9
Toxicity of Trewia nudiflora-mediated silver nanoparticles on mosquito larvae and non-target aquatic fauna	8
Occurrence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in workplaces and human biomonitoring of mycotoxins in exposed workers: a systematic review	8
Preparation of AC/KOH and AC/Fe ₃ O ₄ /ZnO nanocomposite from waste rice straw for the removal of cyclophosphamide from aqueous so	8
Effects of pesticide NeemAzal-T/S on thyroid, stress hormone and some cytokines levels in freshwater common carp, Cyprinus carpio L	8
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil situated around solid waste dumpsite in Awka, Nigeria	7
Dyes adsorption properties of KOH-activated resorcinol-formaldehyde carbon gels -kinetic, isotherm and dynamic studies	7
Inhibition of Echis ocellatus venom metalloprotease by flavonoid-rich ethyl acetate sub-fraction of Moringa oleifera (Lam.) leaves: in vitro and in silico approaches	7
Effects of chronic cadmium exposure on the structure and function of intestinal mucosal flora in mice	7
Correlations between pore textures of activated carbons and Langmuir constants – case studies on methylene blue and congo red adsorption	7
Insecticide potential of two saliva components of the predatory bug Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) caterpillars	7
Determination and seasonal analysis of physicochemical characterization and metal(oid)s of landfill leachate in Bushehr port along the Persian Gulf	7
Efficiency of hospital wastewater treatment system in removal of level of toxic, microbial, and organic pollutant	6
Fumigant toxicity of three Satureja species on tomato leafminers, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	6
Toxins mechanism in instigating hepatotoxicity	6
Trophic transfer, bioaccumulation, and potential health risk of trace elements in water and aquatic organisms of Yundang Lagoon at Xiamen in China	6
Spatial distribution of heavy metals in rice grains, rice husk, and arable soil, their bioaccumulation and associated health risks in Haryana, India	6
Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids glycosides and pyrrolizidine alkaloids from propolis of Scaptotrigona aff. postica	6
Experimental antivenoms from chickens and rabbits and their comparison with commercially available equine antivenom against the venoms of Daboia russelii and Echis carinatus snakes	6
Cyanotoxin genotoxicity: a review	6
Preparation of nanosilica from sugarcane bagasse ash for enhanced insecticidal activity of diatomaceous earth against two stored-products insect pests	6
Zingerone mitigates inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative injuries associated with renal impairment in adriamycin-intoxicated mice	6
Acrylamide in foods: from regulation and registered levels to chromatographic analysis, nutritional relevance, exposure, mitigation approaches, and health effects	6
Scylla Sp. Shell: a potential green adsorbent for wastewater treatment	5
The exposure to BTEX/Styrene and their health risk in the tire manufacturing	5
Toxic and irritant effects induced by zearalenone: prevention by taurine	5

The effects of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy) on health, its controversies and consensus evidence	5
Removal of arsenic(III) from aqueous media using amine functionalized-grafted styrene/maleic anhydride low-density polyethylene films	5
Ameliorative role of metformin on lipopolysaccharide-mediated liver malfunction through suppression of inflammation and oxidative stress in rats	5
A comparative study on the accumulation of toxic heavy metals in fish of the Oman Sea: effects of fish size, spatial distribution and trophic level	5
Effect of Tagetes minuta oil on larval morphology of Plutella xylostella through scanning electron microscopy and mechanism of action by enzyme assay	5
In vitro strain specific reducing of aflatoxin B1 by probiotic bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Scorpion envenomation: a deadly illness requiring an effective therapy	5
Human health risk and hydro-geochemical appraisal of groundwater in the southwest part of Bangladesh using GIS, water quality indices, and multivariate statistical approaches	5
Assessment of drinking water quality and non-carcinogenic health risk associated with the feed and treated water of water treatment devices (WTDs) in southwest Punjab, India	5
Adsorption of water pollutants using H ₃ PO ₄ -activated lignocellulosic agricultural waste: a mini review	5
Naja sumatrana venom cytotoxin, sumaCTX exhibits concentration-dependent cytotoxicity via caspase-activated mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis without transitioning to necrosis	5
Hydrogeochemical characterization, multi-exposure deterministic and probabilistic health hazard evaluation in groundwater in parts of Northern India	5
The effects of Olibanum on oxidative stress indicators, cytokines, brain derived neurotrophic factor and memory in lipopolysaccharide challenged rats	4
The protective effect of prenatally administered vitamin E on behavioral alterations in an animal model of autism induced by valproic acid	4
Evaluation of possible protective role of Chrysin against arsenic-induced nephrotoxicity in rats	4
Effect of bacterial toxin identified from the Bacillus subtilis against the Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	4
Salamanders and caecilians, neglected from the chemical point of view	4
Mercury(II) decontamination using a newly synthesized poly(acrylonitrile-acrylic acid)/ammonium molybdophosphate composite exchanger	4
The adverse effects of carbofuran are efficiently counteracted by the supplementation of star anise (Illicium verum) in broiler chicks	4
Metal (liod)s levels of commercially green tea (camellia sinensis) and salt in Germany and their non-carcinogenic risks	4
Ameliorative role of dietary activated carbon against ochratoxin-A induced oxidative damage, suppressed performance and toxicological effects	4
Effects of probiotic bacteria of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei on aflatoxin B₁ detoxification within a simulated gastrointestinal tract model	4
Protective effects of alpha-lipoic acid on diazinon-induced renal toxicity in rats: an immunohistochemistry study	4
Deformation of appendages, antennal segments and sensilla of aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) treated with Tagetes minuta oil: a scanning electron microscopy study	4
Bisphenol A mediated histopathological, hemato-biochemical and oxidative stress in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)	4
Amelioration of toxicopathological effects of thiamethoxam in broiler birds with vitamin E and selenium	4
Nanoencapsulation of clofentezine with enhanced acaricidal activity against the two spotted mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)	4
Toxic and essential elements in drinking water, blood, hair and intestinal tissues of ulcerative colitis patients: probabilistic health risk assessment for drinking water consumers	4
Presence of a neprilysin on Avicularia juruensis (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) venom	4
Streptozotocin mechanisms and its role in rodent models for Alzheimer’s disease	3
Influence of agro-climatic conditions on chemical compositions and repellency effect of Mentha longifolia plant against malaria vector, Anopheles stephens	3
Panax ginsengameliorate toxic effects of cadmium on germ cell apoptosis, sperm quality, and oxidative stress in male Wistar rats	3
Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoke of charcoal grilled meat-restaurants in Amman, Jordan	3
Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in common cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) emphasis on environmental pollution	3
Therapeutic effects of fluted pumpkin seeds on cadmium-induced testicular injury	3
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancement of the antifungal properties of Zataria multiflora essential oil through nanoencapsulation with ZnO nanomaterial	3
Genotoxic stress of particulate matter in the electric furnace of an iron casting industry on human lung epithelial cells; an in vitro study	3
Cellular targets and molecular activity mechanisms of bee venom in cancer: recent trends and developments	3
Resveratrol: a panacea compound for diazinon-induced renal toxicity	3
Mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in aquaculture and seafood: a review and new perspective	3
Cytotoxic, necrotic, apoptotic, and autophagic properties of venom sac extract of Vespa orientalis in T47D and MCF10A breast cell lines	3
Monitoring and health risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in Karun River and drinking water Ahvaz city, South West of Iran	3
Protective effect of resveratrol against bisphenol A-induced reproductive toxicity in male mice	3
Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells conditioned medium ameliorates CCl₄-induced liver fibrosis through regulation of expression and activity of liver lysyl oxidase	3
The role of Garcinol in abrogating cyclophosphamide/radiation nephrotoxicity via suppressing Mincle/Syk/NF-κB signaling pathway	3
Toxicity ofSuaeda maritima(L) against theScirpophaga incertulas(W) andXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo)disease and its non-target effect on earthworm,Eisenia fetidaSavign	3
Occurrence, distribution, and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals in the vicinity of Fe-ore mines: a global overview	3
First report on the presence of aflatoxins in fig seed oil and the efficacy of adsorbents in reducing aflatoxin levels in aqueous and oily media	3
Role of renin blocker (Aliskiren) on Cisplatin induced-nephrotoxicity in rats	3
Benzo-a-pyrene-induced reproductive toxicity was abated in rats co-treated with taurine	3
Chicken egg yolk antibodies (IgY)-based antivenom for neutralization of snake venoms: a review	3
Evaluation of microcystin-LR photocatalytic degradation in aqueous solutions by BiVO₄/NaY-Zeolite nanocomposite: determination of optimum conditions by response surface methodology (RSM)	3
New insights about scorpion venom hyaluronidase; isoforms, expression and phylogeny	3
Carcinogenic risk assessment, health endpoint and source identification of heavy metals in Mahshahr, Iran	3
Biologically active toxin identified from Artemisia annua against lesser mulberry pyralid, Glyphodes pyloalis	3
Analysis of the acrylamide in breads and evaluation of mitochondrial/lysosomal protective agents to reduce its toxicity in vitro model	3
The effects of opium uses on syntax score of angiography patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)	3
Protective role of heptamethoxyflavone on LPS-induced hepatotoxicity	3
The content of ten elements in pig feed and manure and its relationship with element concentration in earthworms on swine farms	3